Milk Allergy and Soy milk at WDW

[lazydazy8]

Anyone know if soy milk is available in WDW? Especially, the food court at Pop Century? My son is allergic to the dairy protein.

Also, do you know if fridges are available at the Pop Century? Do you know how much extra they cost?

 

[riaesq]

We are at Pop right now and they have regular and chocolate Silk soymilk for a snack credit.

 

[riaesq]

oops, sorry, fridges are available for $10/day.

 

[lazydazy8]

Awesome on both counts!! Where are you getting online? did you bring your laptop? How did you do getting it on the plane? Do you have to pay for internet hookup at POP?

Thanks so much!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Just FYI -
They also have soy milk at Kona Cafe, Crystal Palace, and Donald's Breakfastasaurus. I think at Coral Reef they had rice milk.

We just got back from WDW on August 12, and a friend traveling with us prefers soy milk so we got quite the lesson in "soy around the World".

 

[Nancy N.]

Regarding food allergies and Disney dinners --
In 2004 we visited Boma in the Animal Kingdom Lodge for dinner. I happened to be behind a very nice young couple who had some very serious food allergy issues. They were asking a CM for suggestions as to what they could safely eat. The cast member asked one of the chefs to speak with them, which he did, and after some discussion the chef very nicely said he would make something for them that did not contain any of the ingredients they were concerned about!! He was VERY nice about it (remember, I was standing right behind them in line when they were talking about this) and I thought it was great that such a busy place with so many choices would take the time and effort to make sure these people had a great meal and experience.

 

[DisneyPhD]

Hi there, DD is allergic to milk too (and eggs.)

Almost every sit down place has soy ice cream (and rice) avilable for dessert. We didn't actually get soy milk anywhere, since we brought some with us. They are very good about helping you with these issues, but table service tends to be better then counter.

Here, read this thread for more info. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1196520

 

[Manda]

Our DS has since been given the all-clear on his milk allergy ( ), but we were there in December when he was still allergic. I don't know what kind of soy milk your child drinks, but my DS would only drink plain and they only had vanilla and chocolate that I saw. However, we had a fridge in our room (at AKL) and stopped at Super Target on the way in to pick up soy milk and soy yogurt smoothies (he typically drinks a yogurt smoothie every morning for breakfast) to keep in the room. I didn't worry about getting him milk anywhere else during the day since he was getting his infusion before we left the room in the morning. He did eat a lot of Tofutti chocolate soy ice cream around the world though. At the buffets, just ask the waiter and they'll bring some from the back for you.

 

[HaleyB]

Only have a second but wanted to say two things

1) there is a ton of info on food allergies on the DISabilities boards.

2) If your need for a fridge is a food allergy issue make sure to say so when you add it to your ressie.

ok 3 things

3) Just so you know ALL the hotdog and hamburger buns have dairy in them. But the hotdogs and hamburgers themselves are 100% beef with no fillers or additives.

 

[DisneyPhD]

Our DS has since been given the all-clear on his milk allergy ( ), but we were there in December when he was still allergic. I don't know what kind of soy milk your child drinks, but my DS would only drink plain and they only had vanilla and chocolate that I saw. However, we had a fridge in our room (at AKL) and stopped at Super Target on the way in to pick up soy milk and soy yogurt smoothies (he typically drinks a yogurt smoothie every morning for breakfast) to keep in the room. I didn't worry about getting him milk anywhere else during the day since he was getting his infusion before we left the room in the morning. He did eat a lot of Tofutti chocolate soy ice cream around the world though. At the buffets, just ask the waiter and they'll bring some from the back for you.

Congradulations! So happy for you. I hope that is us this Jan.

How old was your son when he outgrew it?

 

[Manda]

Congradulations! So happy for you. I hope that is us this Jan.

How old was your son when he outgrew it?

He was actually allergic to both dairy and soy at one point. He outgrew soy around 18 months and just tested negative for dairy in July - which would have been one month shy of his 3rd birthday.

 

[DisneyPhD]

He was actually allergic to both dairy and soy at one point. He outgrew soy around 18 months and just tested negative for dairy in July - which would have been one month shy of his 3rd birthday.

Wow that must of ben difficult.

Lily just turned 2, but we don't think she developed the allergy until her 1st contact around 8 months old. Still I keep hoping it will be soon. It is getting harder and harder not letting her eat what her friend are.

 

[Manda]

Wow that must of ben difficult.

Lily just turned 2, but we don't think she developed the allergy until her 1st contact around 8 months old. Still I keep hoping it will be soon. It is getting harder and harder not letting her eat what her friend are.

We had a similar situation. He seemed to be fine with dairy for a few weeks when he was first introduced to it (around 7 months), then suddenly started reacting to it. I switched him to soy products (only yogurt at the time, since he was still BFing) and he was fine with those for a couple weeks before he suddenly started reacting.

I will admit that dealing with the allergy really wasn't that big of a deal until he past two. Then, he started really understanding that he couldn't eat what other kids could and would be invited to kid's birthday parties where he couldn't have the cake and ice cream. It was hard. I'm just really looking forward to buying him a Mickey ice cream on this trip!!

 

[DisneyPhD]

We had a similar situation. He seemed to be fine with dairy for a few weeks when he was first introduced to it (around 7 months), then suddenly started reacting to it. I switched him to soy products (only yogurt at the time, since he was still BFing) and he was fine with those for a couple weeks before he suddenly started reacting.

I will admit that dealing with the allergy really wasn't that big of a deal until he past two. Then, he started really understanding that he couldn't eat what other kids could and would be invited to kid's birthday parties where he couldn't have the cake and ice cream. It was hard. I'm just really looking forward to buying him a Mickey ice cream on this trip!!

So off topic, sorry, but did you have to give both up for breast feeding? It was really hard giving up milk and eggs, but soy too would be very hard.

Your story gives me hope. I hope soon. It is getting very hard already. She doesn't seem to be having much of a reaction to minor amounts now a days so I am letting her have some at special occasions (birthday cake and the like).

 

[Manda]

So off topic, sorry, but did you have to give both up for breast feeding? It was really hard giving up milk and eggs, but soy too would be very hard.

Your story gives me hope. I hope soon. It is getting very hard already. She doesn't seem to be having much of a reaction to minor amounts now a days so I am letting her have some at special occasions (birthday cake and the like).

No, I didn't give up either. There seems to be a lot of information that says that it isn't passed through breastmilk and he never seemed bothered by it. His reaction to ingesting dairy was pretty obvious - hives and wheezing - and the fact that he didn't do that after nursing assured me that it wasn't a problem for me to consume them. However, I did eat considerably less while he was allergic just because all of our family meals were dairy-free.

 

[lazydazy8]

TJ had what we thought to be "acid reflux" when he was a baby. He was only 2 months old and taking Zantac liquid. He was exclusively nursed until around 8 months. He then started with dairy just after his first birthday. I thought he had a tummy bug for the first week or two, but then he developed a horrible rash on his bum. I hate to say, but he struggled for months. Then the doctor suggested it could be dairy. (The La Leche League suggested I give up dairy back when he was an infant and first had problems, why didn't I listen?) He got worse after he weaned at 2.

We saw a dietician and she said it sounded like an allergy to the dairy protein, not the lactose. He can't have Lactaid or yogurt. I have recently found that he CANNOT have hotdogs or bologna (salami or any other processed meats like that). They have lactic acid or lactic potassium in it, which is a dairy derived preservative. Ugh. Poor kid. No icecream, no cheese, now no hotdogs??? I swear I am good at keeping anything dairy out of him, and yet, he still has 3-5 BM's a day. I've been questioning if it's just dairy that he's allergic to. My sister-in-law was just diagnosed with Celiac's disease. We see a pediatric gastroentologist this October. Our trip is in December, so I hope to have a clear diagnosis by our trip....

Fortunately, I do not end up with him in shock or any skin irritations. He just needs to get to a bathroom within an hour of when he gets any dairy. (Sometimes, it takes only 20 minutes.) He has stomach pain, but he's learned to cope since he's had it all his life.

Hopefully, we'll know more in October!

 

[riaesq]

We've been home for almost a week but I just logged back on and saw the OP's next question.

Yes, we did bring our laptop- carried it on, no prob. We used to pack it in our luggage but we think it got destroyed by the baggage handling so we don't want to do that anymore. POP has DSL for $10/day but we stuck with plain ol' AOL dialup-- it's .75 per call. BE SURE TO USE THE ORLANDO NUMBER, NOT KISSIMMEE!! We made that mistake in the winter and it cost us a fortune

 

[DisneyPhD]

TJ had what we thought to be "acid reflux" when he was a baby. He was only 2 months old and taking Zantac liquid. He was exclusively nursed until around 8 months. He then started with dairy just after his first birthday. I thought he had a tummy bug for the first week or two, but then he developed a horrible rash on his bum. I hate to say, but he struggled for months. Then the doctor suggested it could be dairy. (The La Leche League suggested I give up dairy back when he was an infant and first had problems, why didn't I listen?) He got worse after he weaned at 2.

We saw a dietician and she said it sounded like an allergy to the dairy protein, not the lactose. He can't have Lactaid or yogurt. I have recently found that he CANNOT have hotdogs or bologna (salami or any other processed meats like that). They have lactic acid or lactic potassium in it, which is a dairy derived preservative. Ugh. Poor kid. No icecream, no cheese, now no hotdogs??? I swear I am good at keeping anything dairy out of him, and yet, he still has 3-5 BM's a day. I've been questioning if it's just dairy that he's allergic to. My sister-in-law was just diagnosed with Celiac's disease. We see a pediatric gastroentologist this October. Our trip is in December, so I hope to have a clear diagnosis by our trip....

Fortunately, I do not end up with him in shock or any skin irritations. He just needs to get to a bathroom within an hour of when he gets any dairy. (Sometimes, it takes only 20 minutes.) He has stomach pain, but he's learned to cope since he's had it all his life.

Hopefully, we'll know more in October!

Lily eats hot dogs and lunch meats like bologna and salami all the time (as long as they are dairy free, normally I go for Kosher to be sure.) I know some hot dogs have milk in the, but I always look to be sure. I don't think they can be kosher with any milk proteins in them. (we love national Hebrew, very good hot dogs.) I never noticed a problem. I hate to think it is hurting her and I don't know about it.

Of course my dietician said we could NOT have marshmallows and coke because it had eggs in it (marshmallows) and caramel color in coke. I talked to both Kraft and coke and they both confirmed 100% that neither had any in it. Carmel color from Kraft is corn suap not dairy. Jiffy Marshmallows are not egg based (but the cream fluff is.) So I was pretty unhappy that her info wasn't right and I found out more researching it myself. (God I love the internet and emails.)

We are also on the edge of weaning her (breast feeding) and I hate to think of things getting worse instead of better. Lately I haven't been 100% dairy free because she nurses so little. I don't have much milk left anymore really. However I have been eating yogurt to get the probiotics in them (good cultures.) I keep meaning to get to the store and buy some pills with it in them, but dairy free. She had a bad diaper rash the other day and I suspect it was from too much trace amounts of dairy (we have been much more relaxed about it recently.) The rash did clear up.

God I am praying she outgrows this soon (she is 2 years old this Aug.) I would hate to think of it getting worse after weaning.

 

[lazydazy8]

I "google"-ed some of the preservatives in hotdogs, bologna, etc... in my search for "what is dairy in this ingredient list?" (So much of it is hidden.) I found that many of the preservatives in processed meat are derived from dairy (anything that says lactic). If your daughter is fine with them, though, then chances are that it's not enough dairy to bother her tummy.

I cannot vouch for this for sure, but the dietician told me that if the bum gets a rash, it's likely the protein, not the lactose. If it were lactose, he wouldn't have developed such a rash. Again, she didn't give me a ton of great info, so I can't vouch for that.

It is all such a mysterious thing, isn't it? That's why I finally said, "I need a specialist!" I hope he can come to the bottom of all this. Why is there such an influx of kids nowadays, that have this problem? I don't remember this when we were kids!?